Election in Pennsylvania
1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|
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County Results
Dewey
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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Truman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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The 1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 1948 as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. Voters chose 35 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania voted for the Republican nominee, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, over the Democratic nominee, President Harry Truman. Dewey won Pennsylvania by a margin of 4.01%. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last time that a Democrat won the national election without carrying Pennsylvania, the last time any candidate won Pennsylvania without carrying Northampton County, and the last time a Republican won Pennsylvania without carrying neighboring Ohio. Until 2016, it was also the last time a Democrat would win the national popular vote without carrying Pennsylvania.
Results
1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
|
Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
|
Percentage
|
Electoral votes
|
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Republican
|
Thomas E. Dewey
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1,902,197
|
50.93%
|
35
|
|
Democratic
|
Harry Truman
|
1,752,426
|
46.92%
|
0
|
|
Progressive
|
Henry Wallace
|
55,161
|
1.48%
|
0
|
|
Socialist
|
Norman Thomas
|
11,325
|
0.30%
|
0
|
|
Prohibition
|
Claude Watson
|
10,338
|
0.28%
|
0
|
|
Militant Workers
|
Farrell Dobbs
|
2,133
|
0.06%
|
0
|
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Industrial Government
|
Edward Teichert
|
1,461
|
0.04%
|
0
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Write-ins
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Write-ins
|
107
|
0.00%
|
0
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Totals
|
3,735,348
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100.00%
|
35
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Results by county
County
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Thomas Edmund Dewey Republican
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Harry S. Truman Democratic
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Henry Agard Wallace Progressive
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Various candidates Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
|
#
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%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
7,988
|
59.13%
|
5,409
|
40.04%
|
49
|
0.36%
|
63
|
0.47%
|
2,579
|
19.09%
|
13,509
|
Allegheny
|
253,272
|
42.60%
|
326,303
|
54.89%
|
11,164
|
1.88%
|
3,767
|
0.63%
|
-73,031
|
-12.28%
|
594,506
|
Armstrong
|
11,712
|
53.45%
|
9,900
|
45.18%
|
120
|
0.55%
|
180
|
0.82%
|
1,812
|
8.27%
|
21,912
|
Beaver
|
22,324
|
43.83%
|
26,629
|
52.28%
|
1,588
|
3.12%
|
395
|
0.78%
|
-4,305
|
-8.45%
|
50,936
|
Bedford
|
6,028
|
61.02%
|
3,851
|
38.98%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
2,177
|
22.04%
|
9,879
|
Berks
|
35,608
|
43.57%
|
43,075
|
52.71%
|
665
|
0.81%
|
2,378
|
2.91%
|
-7,467
|
-9.14%
|
81,726
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Blair
|
22,382
|
60.68%
|
14,050
|
38.09%
|
256
|
0.69%
|
198
|
0.54%
|
8,332
|
22.59%
|
36,886
|
Bradford
|
11,783
|
71.99%
|
4,421
|
27.01%
|
51
|
0.31%
|
112
|
0.68%
|
7,362
|
44.98%
|
16,367
|
Bucks
|
29,411
|
62.46%
|
16,655
|
35.37%
|
619
|
1.31%
|
399
|
0.85%
|
12,756
|
27.09%
|
47,084
|
Butler
|
17,449
|
62.94%
|
9,818
|
35.41%
|
196
|
0.71%
|
261
|
0.94%
|
7,631
|
27.52%
|
27,724
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Cambria
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27,725
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39.37%
|
41,533
|
58.98%
|
959
|
1.36%
|
205
|
0.29%
|
-13,808
|
-19.61%
|
70,422
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Cameron
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1,596
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64.75%
|
858
|
34.81%
|
6
|
0.24%
|
5
|
0.20%
|
738
|
29.94%
|
2,465
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Carbon
|
9,744
|
49.77%
|
9,438
|
48.21%
|
226
|
1.15%
|
170
|
0.87%
|
306
|
1.56%
|
19,578
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Centre
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10,416
|
61.52%
|
6,515
|
38.48%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
3,901
|
23.04%
|
16,931
|
Chester
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29,258
|
65.78%
|
14,670
|
32.98%
|
243
|
0.55%
|
307
|
0.69%
|
14,588
|
32.80%
|
44,478
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Clarion
|
6,866
|
57.94%
|
4,984
|
42.06%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,882
|
15.88%
|
11,850
|
Clearfield
|
11,810
|
49.95%
|
11,347
|
47.99%
|
259
|
1.10%
|
228
|
0.96%
|
463
|
1.96%
|
23,644
|
Clinton
|
5,618
|
52.85%
|
5,013
|
47.15%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
605
|
5.69%
|
10,631
|
Columbia
|
9,417
|
50.13%
|
9,367
|
49.87%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
50
|
0.27%
|
18,784
|
Crawford
|
14,161
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60.69%
|
9,174
|
39.31%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
4,987
|
21.37%
|
23,335
|
Cumberland
|
18,028
|
60.71%
|
11,421
|
38.46%
|
84
|
0.28%
|
162
|
0.55%
|
6,607
|
22.25%
|
29,695
|
Dauphin
|
46,861
|
62.16%
|
27,729
|
36.78%
|
394
|
0.52%
|
402
|
0.53%
|
19,132
|
25.38%
|
75,386
|
Delaware
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93,412
|
60.93%
|
57,156
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37.28%
|
1,562
|
1.02%
|
1,185
|
0.77%
|
36,256
|
23.65%
|
153,315
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Elk
|
5,148
|
48.98%
|
5,363
|
51.02%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-215
|
-2.05%
|
10,511
|
Erie
|
33,806
|
53.45%
|
28,159
|
44.52%
|
660
|
1.04%
|
620
|
0.98%
|
5,647
|
8.93%
|
63,245
|
Fayette
|
20,401
|
36.19%
|
34,971
|
62.04%
|
468
|
0.83%
|
527
|
0.93%
|
-14,570
|
-25.85%
|
56,367
|
Forest
|
1,209
|
62.29%
|
687
|
35.39%
|
16
|
0.82%
|
29
|
1.49%
|
522
|
26.89%
|
1,941
|
Franklin
|
12,151
|
61.79%
|
7,352
|
37.39%
|
67
|
0.34%
|
94
|
0.48%
|
4,799
|
24.41%
|
19,664
|
Fulton
|
1,760
|
50.65%
|
1,684
|
48.46%
|
15
|
0.43%
|
16
|
0.46%
|
76
|
2.19%
|
3,475
|
Greene
|
4,717
|
36.47%
|
8,015
|
61.97%
|
144
|
1.11%
|
58
|
0.45%
|
-3,298
|
-25.50%
|
12,934
|
Huntingdon
|
6,943
|
67.76%
|
3,304
|
32.24%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
3,639
|
35.51%
|
10,247
|
Indiana
|
12,640
|
59.67%
|
8,543
|
40.33%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
4,097
|
19.34%
|
21,183
|
Jefferson
|
9,395
|
61.43%
|
5,632
|
36.82%
|
86
|
0.56%
|
182
|
1.19%
|
3,763
|
24.60%
|
15,295
|
Juniata
|
3,121
|
57.17%
|
2,299
|
42.11%
|
14
|
0.26%
|
25
|
0.46%
|
822
|
15.06%
|
5,459
|
Lackawanna
|
46,283
|
41.42%
|
64,495
|
57.71%
|
738
|
0.66%
|
233
|
0.21%
|
-18,212
|
-16.30%
|
111,749
|
Lancaster
|
46,306
|
67.60%
|
21,308
|
31.11%
|
369
|
0.54%
|
516
|
0.75%
|
24,998
|
36.49%
|
68,499
|
Lawrence
|
17,186
|
52.72%
|
14,632
|
44.88%
|
421
|
1.29%
|
360
|
1.10%
|
2,554
|
7.83%
|
32,599
|
Lebanon
|
15,553
|
61.62%
|
9,418
|
37.31%
|
132
|
0.52%
|
138
|
0.55%
|
6,135
|
24.31%
|
25,241
|
Lehigh
|
32,202
|
53.65%
|
26,826
|
44.69%
|
594
|
0.99%
|
400
|
0.67%
|
5,376
|
8.96%
|
60,022
|
Luzerne
|
71,674
|
52.85%
|
61,869
|
45.62%
|
977
|
0.72%
|
1,091
|
0.80%
|
9,805
|
7.23%
|
135,611
|
Lycoming
|
19,118
|
57.18%
|
13,692
|
40.95%
|
254
|
0.76%
|
372
|
1.11%
|
5,426
|
16.23%
|
33,436
|
McKean
|
10,218
|
66.91%
|
4,785
|
31.33%
|
108
|
0.71%
|
161
|
1.05%
|
5,433
|
35.57%
|
15,272
|
Mercer
|
18,916
|
52.71%
|
16,108
|
44.89%
|
540
|
1.50%
|
322
|
0.90%
|
2,808
|
7.82%
|
35,886
|
Mifflin
|
5,666
|
53.84%
|
4,762
|
45.25%
|
37
|
0.35%
|
58
|
0.55%
|
904
|
8.59%
|
10,523
|
Monroe
|
6,674
|
53.02%
|
5,913
|
46.98%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
761
|
6.05%
|
12,587
|
Montgomery
|
85,576
|
66.53%
|
41,112
|
31.96%
|
1,089
|
0.85%
|
849
|
0.66%
|
44,464
|
34.57%
|
128,626
|
Montour
|
2,690
|
57.60%
|
1,964
|
42.06%
|
11
|
0.24%
|
5
|
0.11%
|
726
|
15.55%
|
4,670
|
Northampton
|
27,030
|
43.95%
|
33,209
|
53.99%
|
721
|
1.17%
|
544
|
0.88%
|
-6,179
|
-10.05%
|
61,504
|
Northumberland
|
23,535
|
58.13%
|
16,478
|
40.70%
|
306
|
0.76%
|
166
|
0.41%
|
7,057
|
17.43%
|
40,485
|
Perry
|
5,444
|
67.71%
|
2,596
|
32.29%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
2,848
|
35.42%
|
8,040
|
Philadelphia
|
425,962
|
48.12%
|
432,699
|
48.88%
|
20,745
|
2.34%
|
5,891
|
0.67%
|
-6,737
|
-0.76%
|
885,297
|
Pike
|
2,893
|
70.54%
|
1,208
|
29.46%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,685
|
41.09%
|
4,101
|
Potter
|
3,672
|
67.99%
|
1,729
|
32.01%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,943
|
35.97%
|
5,401
|
Schuylkill
|
44,176
|
60.11%
|
28,194
|
38.36%
|
842
|
1.15%
|
280
|
0.38%
|
15,982
|
21.75%
|
73,492
|
Snyder
|
5,181
|
77.66%
|
1,490
|
22.34%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
3,691
|
55.33%
|
6,671
|
Somerset
|
13,910
|
60.54%
|
8,727
|
37.98%
|
252
|
1.10%
|
89
|
0.39%
|
5,183
|
22.56%
|
22,978
|
Sullivan
|
1,752
|
61.22%
|
1,084
|
37.88%
|
13
|
0.45%
|
13
|
0.45%
|
668
|
23.34%
|
2,862
|
Susquehanna
|
7,945
|
67.81%
|
3,621
|
30.91%
|
85
|
0.73%
|
65
|
0.55%
|
4,324
|
36.91%
|
11,716
|
Tioga
|
10,016
|
77.03%
|
2,986
|
22.97%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
7,030
|
54.07%
|
13,002
|
Union
|
5,058
|
76.79%
|
1,442
|
21.89%
|
29
|
0.44%
|
58
|
0.88%
|
3,616
|
54.90%
|
6,587
|
Venango
|
11,920
|
67.97%
|
5,144
|
29.33%
|
44
|
0.25%
|
428
|
2.44%
|
6,776
|
38.64%
|
17,536
|
Warren
|
8,378
|
65.38%
|
4,103
|
32.02%
|
52
|
0.41%
|
281
|
2.19%
|
4,275
|
33.36%
|
12,814
|
Washington
|
26,860
|
35.73%
|
46,327
|
61.63%
|
1,688
|
2.25%
|
291
|
0.39%
|
-19,467
|
-25.90%
|
75,166
|
Wayne
|
7,708
|
77.14%
|
2,284
|
22.86%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
5,424
|
54.28%
|
9,992
|
Westmoreland
|
41,709
|
39.05%
|
61,901
|
57.95%
|
2,585
|
2.42%
|
619
|
0.58%
|
-20,192
|
-18.90%
|
106,814
|
Wyoming
|
4,332
|
70.70%
|
1,674
|
27.32%
|
63
|
1.03%
|
58
|
0.95%
|
2,658
|
43.38%
|
6,127
|
York
|
32,494
|
47.31%
|
33,321
|
48.52%
|
2,555
|
3.72%
|
308
|
0.45%
|
-827
|
-1.20%
|
68,678
|
Totals |
1,902,197 |
50.92% |
1,752,426 |
46.91% |
55,161 |
1.48% |
25,564 |
0.68% |
149,771 |
4.01% |
3,735,348
|
See also
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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